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First Look at Mozilla.org's Firefox

Feb 19, 2004 6:07AM PST

Alternative browser shines with a clean interface, sophisticated functions, and many options.

Tom Spring, PC World
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Microsoft has won the browser wars, but a battle is raging for the runner-up spot and one of the contenders just got refreshed.

The Mozilla Foundation has renamed and updated its Firebird browser, now called Firefox 0.8. Improvements include a download manager, the capability to view offline Web pages you've previously visited, and support for a growing number of browser add-ons called Extensions.

During a couple days of surfing with Firefox, I found the beta version stable enough to recommend it to anyone interested in an alternative to Internet Explorer. Firefox is downloadable now in a free preview release. A final 1.0 launch is scheduled to be available this summer from Mozilla.org.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114843,tk,dn021904X,00.asp

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